How to tie the Prusik Hitch or Triple Sliding Hitch

Director of a Wilderness Rescue Team and board member of the Maine Association for
 Search and Rescue, Joe Poulin demonstrates How to tie the Prusik Knot.
also "pursik hitch " or "Wilderness Rescue"

How to tie the Prusik Knot or Triple Sliding Hitch
Use a piece of cord formed into a loop. Pass the knot round the rope three times inside the loop. Pull the knot tight and make sure the turns lie neatly beside each other. The knot requires a "Prusik Loop" which is constructed by joining the two ends of a length of rope using a Double Fisherman's or a Triple Fisherman's knot. Uses: Its principal use is allowing a rope to be climbed. Two Prusik loops are alternately slid up the static rope: a long Prusik loop allows the climber to lift himself using leg power, and a second short Prusik loop is attached to the harness. In rescue work, if a climber has to be pulled up, a Prusik loop could be used to attach a pulley block purchase system to a climbing rope.
Slide and Grip Knots: The Prusik is a slide and grip knot: symmetrical, it is useful if a load might need to be applied in either direction.

Maine Association for 
Search and Rescue
http://www.emainehosting.com/masar/index.html
MASAR acts as a liaison between the individual member organization and the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, the National Association for Search and Rescue (NASAR), and similar agencies both in and out of state.

Purpose of the Organization
The Maine Association for Search and Rescue (MASAR) is a non-profit organization incorporated in the State of Maine in 1990. It's main purpose is to promote and develop search and rescue (SAR) capabilities and resources in the State of Maine with the underlying principle of saving lives. To serve this purpose, it organizes symposia providing classes in SAR topics for SAR personnel across the state and, in conjunction with the Maine Warden Service, plans mock search practice sessions to provide realistic training for volunteers and Game Wardens statewide. To promote individual and unit competence and to develop confidence in the abilities of SAR volunteers statewide, it has developed standards defining the knowledge and skills SAR unit members must have and manages the certification procedure for volunteer search and rescue personnel in state.
MASAR provides a forum for Maine's volunteer SAR organizations to express their concerns and exchange ideas in the furtherance of SAR throughout the state. It also acts as liaison between the individual member organizations and the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, the National Association for Search and Rescue (NASAR), and similar agencies both in and out of state.

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